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NAICS 323120, industry

NAICS 323120: Support activities for printing

NAICS 323120 is the industry code for support activities for printing. Use it on loan applications, tax forms and registrations. Explore financing for manufacturing and start your application when you are ready.

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What 323120 covers

Businesses classified here provide services that support printing, such as prepress, platemaking, binding, finishing and typesetting.

Included in this code

  • Prepress and platemaking
  • Trade bindery and finishing
  • Typesetting
  • Printing plate and cylinder making
  • Laminating and mounting for printers

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Businesses that use 323120

Trade binderyPrepress houseFlexo plate maker

Financing for this trade

Printers use equipment loans and leases for presses, digital print engines and finishing gear, working capital lines and invoice factoring on customer receivables, and SBA 7(a) loans for acquisitions. Lenders look at customer concentration, equipment age and resale value, and how much work is recurring.

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Is 323120 the right code for a prepress, binding or printing support business?

Yes, if your business provides prepress, platemaking, binding or finishing services to printers. The code for printing with binding in the same plant is 323111. Pick the code that matches the activity earning most of your revenue, and use that same code on your tax return, loan applications and SBA forms so lenders see one consistent picture.

What is the SBA size standard for 323120?

The SBA size standard for 323120 is 550 employees. A business at or under that headcount, counting affiliates, is small for SBA loans such as 7(a) and 504 and for federal contracting set asides. Employees are averaged across all pay periods over the past 24 months, including part time and temporary staff.

What financing do printing support businesses use?

Printers use equipment loans and leases for presses, digital print engines and finishing gear, working capital lines and invoice factoring on customer receivables, and SBA 7(a) loans for acquisitions. Lenders look at customer concentration, equipment age and resale value, and how much work is recurring. Lenders that already fund this trade move faster because they know how to read its cash cycle.

What does NAICS 323120 cover?

Support activities for printing. Industry level code in NAICS 2022, under 31-33 Manufacturing, 323 Printing and related support activities, 3231 Printing and related support activities, 32312 Support activities for printing.

What financing do NAICS 323120 businesses use?

Equipment financing, working capital, SBA loans and invoice factoring are the products placed most for manufacturing businesses. Start an application and the AI matches the deal to lenders that fund this code.

Where do I put NAICS 323120?

On the SBA loan application, on federal Schedule C or Form 1120, on SAM.gov and state registrations, and on most lender applications. A business can report more than one code; use this one if it describes what produces most of your revenue.